Fimbristylis dichotoma

(L.) Vahl

Cyperaceae

An exceedingly polymorphous species, as can be guessed by the plethora of synonyms[

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+ Synonyms

Cyperus annuus Willd. ex Kunth

Eleocharis dichotoma (L.) H.Karst.

Ficinia ambigua Steud.

Fimbristylis affinis Hook. & Arn.

Fimbristylis affinis J.Presl & C.Presl

Fimbristylis alamosana Fernald

Fimbristylis ambigua Steud.

Fimbristylis annua (All.) Roem. & Schult.

Fimbristylis arenicola Wiggins

Fimbristylis baldwiniana (Schult.) Torr.

Fimbristylis boiviniana Steud.

Fimbristylis brachyphylla (Schult.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Fimbristylis brevifolia (Rottler) Wall. ex Schult.

Fimbristylis brizoides Sm. ex Nees & Meyen

Fimbristylis calocarpa Steud.

Fimbristylis candelabrum Link

Fimbristylis carinata Nees

Fimbristylis caripensis Steud.

Fimbristylis cincta Nees

Fimbristylis circinnata Steud.

Fimbristylis communis Kunth

Fimbristylis confinis Steud.

Fimbristylis curvifolia (Schrad.) Steud.

Fimbristylis darlingtoniana Pennell

Fimbristylis depauperata R.Br.

Fimbristylis dichotomoides Tang & F.T.Wang

Fimbristylis diffusula Steud.

Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl

Fimbristylis dregeana Kunth

Fimbristylis eggersii Boeckeler

Fimbristylis elongata R.Br.

Fimbristylis foliosa Link

Fimbristylis fuscata Steud.

Fimbristylis fuscescens (Link) Steud.

Fimbristylis germainii E.G.Camus

Fimbristylis glauca Vahl

Fimbristylis goeringiana Steud.

Fimbristylis gracilis R.Br.

Fimbristylis heynei Boeckeler

Fimbristylis hirtella Vahl

Fimbristylis holwayana Fernald

Fimbristylis hookeri Endl.

Fimbristylis humboldtii J.Presl & C.Presl

Fimbristylis juncifolia J.Presl & C.Presl

Fimbristylis laxa Vahl

Fimbristylis luzuliformis Domin

Fimbristylis mauritiana Nees ex Kunth

Fimbristylis metzii Steud.

Fimbristylis mezostachya Link

Fimbristylis nitidula Schult.

Fimbristylis novae-britanniae Boeckeler

Fimbristylis obtusifolia Nees ex C.Presl

Fimbristylis ochotensis (Meinsh.) Kom.

Fimbristylis ophiticola Britton

Fimbristylis ovalis Nees

Fimbristylis pallescens Link

Fimbristylis parviflora R.Br.

Fimbristylis philippica Steud.

Fimbristylis pluristriata (C.B.Clarke) Berhaut

Fimbristylis podocarpa Nees

Fimbristylis pohliana Steud.

Fimbristylis polymorpha Boeckeler

Fimbristylis pubescens Link

Fimbristylis pubigera Link

Fimbristylis ramosii Kük.

Fimbristylis royeniana Nees

Fimbristylis royeniana microstachya Nees

Fimbristylis scherardii Bubani

Fimbristylis sechellensis Baker

Fimbristylis serrulata Vahl

Fimbristylis similis Steud.

Fimbristylis sororia Kunth

Fimbristylis squamulosa Hochst. ex Boeckeler

Fimbristylis striata Labill.

Fimbristylis stricta R.Br.

Fimbristylis subtristachya Steud.

Fimbristylis tashiroana Ohwi

Fimbristylis tikushiensis Hayata

Fimbristylis tomentosa Vahl

Fimbristylis trifurca Nees

Fimbristylis variabilis R.Br.

Fimbristylis verrucosa J.Presl & C.Presl

Fimbristylis villosa (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.

Iria depauperata (R.Br.) Kuntze

Iria polymorpha (Boeckeler) Kuntze

Iria spirostachya Kuntze

Iria stricta (R.Br.) Kuntze

Isolepis brachyphylla Schult.

Isolepis curvifolia Schrad.

Isolepis depauperata (R.Br.) Link

Isolepis dichotoma (L.) Kunth

Isolepis elliottii (Spreng.) A.Dietr.

Isolepis pallescens (Link) A.Dietr.

Isolepis pubigera (Link) Schrad.

Isolepis varia Schrad. ex Nees

Scirpus annuus All.

Scirpus arvensis Roxb.

Scirpus baldwinianus Schult.

Scirpus brevifolius Rottler

Scirpus brevifolius Roxb.

Scirpus candelabrum Willd. ex Kunth

Scirpus depauperatus (R.Br.) Kunth

Scirpus dichotomus L.

Scirpus diphyllus Retz.

Scirpus elliottii Spreng.

Scirpus elongatus (R.Br.) Poir.

Scirpus fimbriatus Poir.

Scirpus fuscescens Link

Scirpus glomeratus Roxb.

Scirpus hirtellus Vahl

Scirpus laxus (Vahl) Poir.

Scirpus miliaceus Roxb.

Scirpus niloticus J.F.Gmel.

Scirpus nitidulus Willd. ex Kunth

Scirpus ochotensis Meinsh.

Scirpus pallescens Willd. ex Link

Scirpus parviflorus (R.Br.) Poir.

Scirpus pubescens Pers.

Scirpus pubigerus Bernh. ex Link

Scirpus serrulatus (Vahl) Vahl

Scirpus strictus (R.Br.) Poir.

Scirpus sulcatus Elliott

Scirpus tomentosus Poir.

Scirpus variabilis (R.Br.) Poir.

Scirpus villosus Poir.

Trichelostylis curvifolia (Schrad.) Nees

Common Name:

Drawing of the flowering plant
Photograph by: Sibthrop, J., Smith, J.E., Flora Graeca (drawings), vol. 1: t. 50 (1806)

General Information

Fimbristylis dichotoma is an annual or short-lived perennial grass-like plant with very short rhizomes. The tufted stems are 10 - 75cm tall (sometimes to 100cm), the plant often forming large tussocks[

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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is sometimes also used as a green manure and soil stabilizer.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Year: 1994
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Description: An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.

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Title: Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
Author: Various
Website: http://www.archive.org
Publisher: Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

Widespread through most of the tropics and the subtropics.

Habitat

Grassy waysides, cultivated ground, margins of rice fields, also in plantations, swamps and savannahs[

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Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

]. A common weed of open locations, roadsides, tea and teak plantations, and dry rice fields, up to 1,500 metres, occasionally to 2,500 metres[

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Properties

Weed Potential	Yes
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Annual/Perennial
Height	0.50 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Prefers a position in full sun in a wet soil, tolerating shallow water[

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The plant is often found as a weed in grasslands, rice fields, aquatic biotopes and amongst cultivated crops[

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Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

]. It is sometimes troublesome and difficult to eradicate[

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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Agroforestry Uses:

The plant is a good source of organic matter - when abundant it is ploughed back into the soil as a soil improver[

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Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

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The plant is useful as a soil binder to control erosion[

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Other Uses

The rhizomes are aromatic. They are used in India[

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Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

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The culms are used to make an inferior matting[

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Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

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The plant, combined with Genipa americana, is rubbed onto the hair and scalp to maintain and encourage hair growth[

991

Title: Cyperaceae of Economic, Ethnobotanical and Horticultural Importance: A Checklist
Publication: Kew Bulletin Vol. 56 No. 2, pp 257 - 360
Author: Simpson D.A.; Inglis C.A.
Publisher: The Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew, London
Year: 2001
ISBN: 1-84246-038-2
Description: An excellent and very comprehensive checklist, giving the range, habitat and uses of over 500 species.

Propagation

Seed -

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